James Madison, Class of 1771 (1751-1836)
James Madison, Class of 1771 (1751-1836)
James Madison, Class of 1771 (1751-1836)
James Madison, Class of 1771 (1751-1836)
James Madison, Class of 1771 (1751-1836)
James Madison, Class of 1771 (1751-1836)
James Madison, Class of 1771 (1751-1836)
James Madison, Class of 1771 (1751-1836)

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James Madison, Class of 1771 (1751-1836)

John Massey Rhind, American, born Scotland, 1860–1936
Located in East Pyne Tower
PP173
This slightly larger-than-life sculpture by J. Massey Rhind of James Madison is one of a series that depicts a prominent Princeton alumnus on each corner of the East Pyne clock tower. The tower is reminiscent of the fifteenth-century tower at Magdalen College, Oxford University.

Information

Title
James Madison, Class of 1771 (1751-1836)
Maker
John Massey Rhind
Medium
Stone
Dimensions
Slightly larger than life
Credit Line
Princeton University Library, a gift of Mrs. Percy R. Pyne, 1897
Object Number
PP173
Culture
American
Type
sculpture
Materials
stone
Subject
presidents, men, men, figures (representations)

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